VOCABULARY TEST - 003
Upper Intermediate
Allow Yourself 20 Minutes for this Test. Fill in the Blanks, Choosing a Word from Among the Supposed Alternatives
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01 As he hated every minute of his life in the army, it is no wonder that he decided one day to ............. his unit.
a. dessert b. descend c. avoid
d. desert e. deserve
02 He had travelled only twenty miles into the desert when he had engine trouble and had to .............. from the race.
a. retreat b. detour c. deviate
d. defeat e. withdraw
03 It is no injustice to say that the sense of ............. a person has is closely bound up with his cultural background.
a. harbour b. rumour c. tumour
d. labour e. humour
04 People become quite ............ when it comes to discussing the differences between the sexes.
a. illogical b. illiterate c. illegible
d. illegal e. illegitimate
05 He was .............. from service for his insistent disobedience.
a. distorted b. investigated c. dismissed
d. exploded e. participated
06 He couldn't ............ the thought of leaving his hometown forever.
a. support b. bear c. hold on
d. carry e. think of
07 His new appointment takes ............. from the beginning of next month.
a. place b. effect c. post
d. part e. position
08 They say a woman might forgive an insult; but she would never forgive being ............... .
a. sacrificed b. resented c. ignored
d. repented e. prohibited
09 You could ............ being a little bit more friendly, couldn't you?
a. effort b. comfort c. support
d. please e. afford
10 Your words would seem to ............. that Fadime is trying to steal your husband from you!
a. gossip b. imply c. despair
d. infer e. insult
11 The volcano is expected to ............ any day now.
a. expose b. erupt c. stimulate
d. tremble e. shake
12 The ............ of the play included a famous Turkish film star.
a. acts b. cast c. scenes
d. stage e. playwright
13 I noticed that there were two buttons ............ from his jacket.
a. falling b. losing c. departing
d. dropping e. missing
14 He would have been ............... if the President's pardon hadn't arrived just in the nick of time. [just in the nick of time = tam zamanında, son anda]
a. elevated b. executed c. hung
d. released e. made a hangman
15 I think it was a gross ............. to condemn her.
a. impartiality b. fairness c. injustice
d. invasion e. imprisonment
16 A loud scream from the street ............ me from my reverie.
a. distracted b. obstructed c. prevented
d. restrained e. dissolved
17 The main road was blocked because of an accident ............ two lorries. (UK: lorry; USA: truck)
a. containing b. fastening c. involving
d. including e. combining
18 It was a good piece of land. They got quite ............ by using it to cultivate the much-needed industrial plants.
a. tranquil b. peaceful c. responsible
d. hostile e. prosperous
19 I don't think that was a very ............ decision. The people are bound to rise up against it in arms.
a. enormous b. tremendous
c. intellectual d. wise
e. malignant
20 A tramp may hunt, beg or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work, but he will never ............. his ever-so-precious freedom. [L.G. Alexander]
a. suffer from b. hold on to c. surround
d. give up e. derive from
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